Naples Fashion Week to return in 2025

Naples Fashion Week will resume in spring 2025 with the debut of the Fashion on Fifth runway show and exhibition. Previously, NFW productions occurred in fall 2022 and 2023. This spring, lifestyle entrepreneur Roberta Beranek acquired NFW from Naples business owner Beth Catizone. The agreement includes all production collaterals and intellectual property rights. Beranek serves as the event’s producer and artistic director and is collaborating with the Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District to organize the Fashion on Fifth runway show. Beranek opened the new NFW Collective boutique showroom and event space at 375 Fifth Ave. S., Suite 203. It will host revolving retail pop-up shops from local and international designers and brands. In April, NFW 2025 will feature a diverse lineup of designers, including established names and emerging talents, who will present their latest collections on the runway. A wide range of styles from avant-garde couture to streetwear will be on display. Ticket sales, with a portion of proceeds supporting Beverly’s Angels, will begin in early 2025.

Jay Haas, Peter Jacobsen to headline charity pro-am

The Immokalee Foundation announced headliner Jay Haas alongside Peter Jacobsen and more for the 2024 Charity Classic Pro-Am Golf Tournament on Nov. 17-18. The signature event will feature a Pairings Party on Nov. 17 and the tournament Nov. 18 at Bay Colony Golf Club in North Naples. The funds raised will support various foundation activities including the Career Pathways program, a comprehensive educational approach that prepares students for high-demand, well-paying jobs in four pathways: business management and entrepreneurship, education and human services, engineering and construction management and health care.

Stormwater Beach Outfall Project groundbreaking Tuesday

City of Naples will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Stormwater Beach Outfall Project at 10 a.m. Oct. 15 at the Third Avenue North beach access. City officials said the project will enhance water quality through a state-of-the-art stormwater treatment train, improve flood protection, reduce beach erosion, safeguard environmental species and remove unsightly stormwater outfall pipes from Naples beaches. Additionally, it will bolster the city’s resiliency to climate change and protect the coastal ecosystem.

Artis—Naples job fair Tuesday

Artis—Naples is offering a job fair for positions from ushers to executives 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15. Jobs range from part-time and seasonal, in positions such as security, driving and usher duties, to full-time exempt positions in hospitality and marketing. More information on the positions available is at artisnaples.org under Employment. Interested candidates can register in advance by completing the application online at that page.

Legacy workshop Oct. 22

A one-day workshop on “Creating a Memorable Legacy: Tips from the Experts” in Naples brings a group of experts to offer preparation for death, making the process better organized for loved ones and planning for how one wants to be remembered. The oneday workshop is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Naples Hilton, 5111 Tamiami Trail N., and features sessions on decisions about assets, legal matters and family heirlooms. In addition to speakers, more than 20 vendors will offer resources and services tailored to various aspects of legacy planning. They include financial advisors, estate planning attorneys, funeral directors, security specialists, experts on personal storytelling and legacy documentation and more. Lunch is included; there are vendor prizes and networking time at the end of the workshop. The workshop is sponsored by Clicking with Kristen and Artifacts, two companies that work with legacy development needs. Reservations, $49, are available at eventbrite.com. More information is available at 239.877.6710 or kristen@clickingwithkristen.com.

Jay Leno to headline event benefiting St. Matthew’s House

Former “The Tonight Show” host Jay Leno and Emmy Award-winning stylist Brenda Cooper will headline Naples Automotive Experience 2025 events Feb. 6-8 in Southwest Florida to benefit St. Matthew’s House. Presented by the Naples chapter of Ferrari Club of America, Jay Leno Charity Comedy Night will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at Hertz Arena in Estero. Tickets are $49, $75, $100 and $250. Preshow entertainment by the Ben Allen Band starts at 7 p.m. The Ultimate Garage Tour with Jay Leno will be noon-3 p.m. Feb. 7 at Ultimate Garages, 3101 Terrace Ave. in Naples. The event will include a private tour of some of Naples’ rarest cars, Leno, one of the world’s best-known car collectors, a live auction, surprise entertainment and gourmet food. Tickets are $500 per person. Cooper will share her fashion and celebrity styling system secrets 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 7 at The Vineyards Country Club, 400 Vineyards Blvd. in North Naples.

Vintage Cellar event to feature Burgundy Winery Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair

The Naples Children & Education Foundation, the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, announced Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair wine estate will headline a Vintage Cellar event Jan. 23, 2025, at Bleu Provence in Old Naples to kick off the 25th annual festival. The pre-festival wine tasting and luncheon will be led by Burgundy-based owner and vintner of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Count Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. Guests will participate in a vertical tasting (2017, 2018 and 2019) of each of the estate’s Vosne-Romanée “Clos du Château” – Monopole, Domaine du Comte Liger- Belair; Vosne-Romanée “La Colombière,” Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair; and Nuits-Saint- Georges, Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. Wines will be poured by featured sommeliers who are participating throughout the weekend. Tickets will be available in late October.

Better Together receives $15K grant from Collier Community Foundation

Better Together received a $15,000 donation from the Collier Community Foundation to support the children and families it serves in Collier County. These funds will support Better Together’s Better Families program in Collier, which builds strong families and prevents the need for foster care by empowering parents with meaningful connections, work opportunities, mentoring and short-term care for children.

DLC receives $10,000 grant from First Horizon Foundation

David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit behavioral health provider, was awarded a $10,000 grant from First Horizon Foundation to support its Access to Care for All Fund. Funds from the grant will be used toward general operations, increasing access to care for individuals in need of services through any of DLC’s six centers of care.